Transparent sign



H. CHILD. Trans parent Sigl No. 225,568. Patented Mar. 16, 1880.

INVENTOR: 241M: 4%

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS.

N. PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHXNGTON. D C.

PATENT OFFICE;

HUBER/I CHILD, OF WIOHITA, KANSAS.

TRANSPARENT SIGN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 225,568, dated March 16, 1880.

I Application filed January 9, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUBERT CHILD, of Wichita, Sedgwick county, Kansas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Transparent Signs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specifi cation, in which- .Figure l is a front view of the sign, and Fig. 2 a transverse section of Fig. 1 on the line 00 .r.

My invention relates to certain improvements in transparent signs; and it consists in cutting in a transparent letter on glass by means of an opaque color, and placing behind the glass a packing of broken glass contained between two independent panes of glass, so that when the light from the rear shines through the transparent letter the plane character of said letter is broken up and diversified by the crystals of glass, which may be of different colorsto produce a'very brilliant and tasteful design.

In the drawings, A represents the frame in which the sign is contained. 13 is the front or exterior pane of glass, upon the rearside of which is cut, in black or other opaque color,

the desired letters or design, which letters are thereby left transparent. Just in rear of this is arranged the packing of broken glass 0, which is held between the clear-glass panes D and E. Of these two panes E forms the back of the sign, while D separates the packing of broken glass from the painted surface of the front pane, and thereby prevents the latter from being scratched.

Now, when the sign is placed in the window or before any strong light the sign appears, diversified by reflection and refraction of the crystals of glass, to produce a "cry beautiful and striking effect.

By selecting different colors of glass crystals a variegated design is produced, and then, by a movement imparted to the panel containing the broken glass, it may be made to give a constant change of colors in the letter, producing a very striking kaleidoscopic effect.

By simply using two panes of glass and an intermediate filling of broken glass ordinary window-panes may be rendered impervious to sight and still allow light to pass through.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new is- 1. A sign having a transparent letter or design, with a loose layer of broken glass confined in the rear of the same, as described.

2. The combination, with two glass panes, of an intermediate filling of broken glass, as and for the purpose described.

3. A sign having a trasparent letter or design, With a panel behind the same constructed of loose particles of broken glass contained between separate glass panes, as described.

HUBERT CHILD.

'Witnesses:

H. O. HIGINBOIHAM, H. 0. DAY. 

